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Indians
@ Rangers
Arlington Stadium
June 16, 1976
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Texas Rangers and the Cleveland Indians, played on June 16, 1976 at Arlington Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | June 16, 1976 |
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Visiting Team |
Cleveland Indians
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Home Team |
Texas Rangers
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | June 16, 1976 |
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Day of Week | Wed |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Cleveland Indians |
Home Team | Texas Rangers |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jackie Brown |
Home Starting Pitcher | Bert Blyleven |
Ballpark | Arlington Stadium |
City | Arlington |
State | TX |
Attendance | 18,006 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 28 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Rich Garcia 1B: Lou DiMuro 2B: Bill Kunkel 3B: Dave Phillips |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
Name | Position |
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Orlando Gonzalez | First Baseman |
Rick Manning | Center Fielder |
John Lowenstein | Right Fielder |
Rico Carty | DH |
George Hendrick | Left Fielder |
Alan Ashby | Catcher |
Buddy Bell | Third Baseman |
Frank Duffy | Shortstop |
Duane Kuiper | Second Baseman |
Frank Robinson | Manager |
Texas Rangers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Gene Clines | Left Fielder |
Lenny Randle | Second Baseman |
Mike Hargrove | First Baseman |
Toby Harrah | Shortstop |
Jeff Burroughs | Right Fielder |
Roy Howell | Third Baseman |
Tom Grieve | DH |
Juan Beniquez | Center Fielder |
Jim Sundberg | Catcher |
Frank Lucchesi | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Indians
@ Rangers
Arlington Stadium
June 16, 1976
Top 1
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Indians, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Blyleven
Gonzalez is called out on strikes. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Manning vs. Blyleven
Manning strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lowenstein vs. Blyleven
Lowenstein strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Indians, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clines vs. Brown
Clines hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randle vs. Brown
Randle strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hargrove vs. Brown
Hargrove hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Manning. Hargrove reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Harrah vs. Brown
Harrah hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gonzalez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Harrah for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Indians, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carty vs. Blyleven
Carty strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hendrick vs. Blyleven
Hendrick hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ashby vs. Blyleven
Ashby hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hargrove scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Ashby for the out. Hendrick moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bell vs. Blyleven
Bell hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Burroughs who is chasing the ball. Bell reaches third base with a triple. Hendrick scores. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Duffy vs. Blyleven
Duffy hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Bell scores. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kuiper vs. Blyleven
Kuiper hits a line drive into center field. Beniquez picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Beniquez. Duffy moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Gonzalez vs. Blyleven
Gonzalez hits a line drive towards third. Howell reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Indians, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burroughs vs. Brown
Burroughs is called out on strikes. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howell vs. Brown
Howell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grieve vs. Brown
Grieve is called out on strikes. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Beniquez vs. Brown
Beniquez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Howell moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Sundberg vs. Brown
Sundberg strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Indians, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Manning vs. Blyleven
Manning hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lowenstein vs. Blyleven
Lowenstein hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randle scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Manning moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Carty vs. Blyleven
There's a wild pitch. Manning moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Carty vs. Blyleven
Carty strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Hendrick vs. Blyleven
Hendrick hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ashby vs. Blyleven
Ashby hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randle scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Indians, 4 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clines vs. Brown
Clines hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Randle vs. Brown
Randle hits a fly ball into right field. Lowenstein settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hargrove vs. Brown
Hargrove strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harrah vs. Brown
There goes Clines. The throw from Ashby and he is safe. Clines steals second. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Harrah vs. Brown
Harrah hits a fly ball into left field. Hendrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Indians, 4 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Blyleven
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randle scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Duffy vs. Blyleven
Duffy hits a fly ball into center field. Beniquez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuiper vs. Blyleven
Kuiper is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 4
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Indians, 4 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burroughs vs. Brown
Burroughs hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howell vs. Brown
Howell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grieve vs. Brown
Grieve strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Beniquez vs. Brown
Beniquez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Howell moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Sundberg vs. Brown
Sundberg hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Howell scores. Beniquez moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Clines vs. Brown
Clines hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Beniquez scores. Sundberg moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Randle vs. Brown
There's a wild pitch. Sundberg moves to third. Clines moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Randle vs. Brown
Randle takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Hargrove vs. Brown
Hargrove hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kuiper scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Indians, 4 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Blyleven
Gonzalez hits a fly ball into center field. Beniquez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Manning vs. Blyleven
Manning hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hargrove scoops it up and throws to first, with Blyleven covering, for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lowenstein vs. Blyleven
Lowenstein hits a fly ball into left field. Clines settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Indians, 4 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrah vs. Brown
Harrah bunts in front of the plate. Ashby fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burroughs vs. Brown
Burroughs hits a fly ball into left field. Hendrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Howell vs. Brown
Howell hits a fly ball towards left. Hendrick catches it and throws to second to double up Harrah, who tagged up and tried to advance to second. View Play
Top 6
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Indians, 4 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carty vs. Blyleven
Carty hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrah scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hendrick vs. Blyleven
Hendrick strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ashby vs. Blyleven
Ashby hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hargrove scoops it up and throws to first, with Blyleven covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Indians, 4 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grieve vs. Brown
Grieve hits a ball on the ground towards short. Duffy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beniquez vs. Brown
Beniquez strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sundberg vs. Brown
Sundberg hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Indians, 4 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Blyleven
Bell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Duffy vs. Blyleven
Duffy hits a fly ball into center field. Beniquez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kuiper vs. Blyleven
Kuiper hits a fly ball into center field. Beniquez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gonzalez vs. Blyleven
Gonzalez hits a line drive towards short. Harrah reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Indians, 4 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clines vs. Brown
Clines hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Kuiper settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randle vs. Brown
Randle hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kuiper scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hargrove vs. Brown
Hargrove hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gonzalez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hargrove for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Indians, 4 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Manning vs. Blyleven
Manning hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Burroughs. Manning reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lowenstein vs. Blyleven
Lowenstein takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Carty vs. Blyleven
Carty hits a fly ball into right field. Burroughs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hendrick vs. Blyleven
There's a wild pitch. Manning moves to third. Lowenstein moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Hendrick vs. Blyleven
Hendrick hits a fly ball into center field. Beniquez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Manning tags and scores. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ashby vs. Blyleven
Ashby takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bell vs. Foucault
Steve Foucault now pitching.
Bell hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Indians, 8 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Duffy vs. Foucault
Duffy strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Indians, 8 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrah vs. Brown
Harrah hits a popup towards short. Duffy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 8 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burroughs vs. Brown
Burroughs hits a fly ball into left field. Hendrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 8 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howell vs. Brown
Howell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 8 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grieve vs. Brown
Grieve hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Indians, 8 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beniquez vs. Brown
Beniquez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Duffy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Indians, 8 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuiper vs. Hoerner
Joe Hoerner now pitching.
Kuiper hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 8 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gonzalez vs. Hoerner
Gonzalez bunts towards first. Hargrove juggles the ball. That's an error on Hargrove. Kuiper moves to third. Gonzalez moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 8 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Manning vs. Hoerner
Manning hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrah scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 8 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Howard vs. Hoerner
Doug Howard pinch hits for John Lowenstein.
Howard is walked intentionally. View Play -
Indians, 8 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Carty vs. Hoerner
Carty hits a fly ball into center field. Beniquez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Kuiper tags and scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Indians, 9 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hendrick vs. Hoerner
Hendrick hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randle scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Indians, 9 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sundberg vs. Thomas
Doug Howard now playing right field. Stan Thomas now pitching.
Sundberg takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 9 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clines vs. Thomas
Clines takes first base on ball four. Sundberg moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 9 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Randle vs. LaRoche
Dave LaRoche now pitching.
Randle hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Sundberg moves to third. Clines moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 9 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Hargrove vs. LaRoche
Hargrove strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 9 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Harrah vs. LaRoche
Harrah hits a ball on the ground towards short. Duffy fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 6/16/1976 -- Cleveland at Texas (N) Cleveland AB R H RBI Texas AB R H RBI Gonzalez O, 1b 4 0 0 0 Clines G, lf 4 0 2 1 Manning R, cf 5 2 2 0 Randle L, 2b 4 0 1 0 Lowenstein J, rf 3 1 0 0 Hargrove M, 1b 5 0 1 0 Howard D, ph-rf 0 0 0 0 Harrah T, ss 5 0 1 0 Carty R, dh 4 0 0 1 Burroughs J, rf 4 0 0 0 Hendrick G, lf 4 2 2 3 Howell R, 3b 3 2 2 0 Ashby A, c 3 1 0 0 Grieve T, dh 4 1 1 2 Bell B, 3b 4 2 3 4 Beniquez J, cf 4 1 2 0 Duffy F, ss 4 0 1 1 Sundberg J, c 3 0 1 1 Kuiper D, 2b 4 1 2 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 35 9 10 9 36 4 11 4 Cleveland 022 000 041 -- 9 Texas 000 200 020 -- 4 Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO Brown J (W) 8.0 10 4 4 2 7 Thomas S* 0.0 0 0 0 2 0 LaRoche D 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 Texas IP H R ER BB SO Blyleven B (L) 7.2 8 7 7 2 7 Foucault S 0.1 1 1 1 0 1 Hoerner J 1.0 1 1 0 1 0 * Pitched to 2 batters in 9th E -- Beniquez J, Hargrove M DP -- Cleveland 2 LOB -- Cleveland 5, Texas 9 2B -- Hargrove M, Manning R 3B -- Bell B HR -- Hendrick G, Bell B, Grieve T SB -- Clines G SH -- Gonzalez O SF -- Hendrick G, Carty R WP -- Blyleven B 2, Brown J T -- 2:28 A -- 18006
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